plank

Example Sentences

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Residents dug through piles of debris, planks and corrugated metal to repair their makeshift homes.

From Barron's

A large layer of planking is missing from the vessel's interior, which indicates the remains have been buried in sand since the 1630s, according to the National Trust.

From BBC

Gratefully, I spotted one under the plank I was sitting on, pulled it out, and did the same—anything to look busy.

From Literature

Excavators were at work along the shoreline - houses built on wooden stilts over the lagoon were still being pulled down, their planks collapsing into the water below.

From BBC

My movements are swift, my bare feet silent on the rough wooden planks, until I reach the stairs.

From Literature